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Should the Treasury Stop Making the Penny?

by Deirdre Blakeposted Jan 20 2014 4:53AM

You may have heard your parents or grandparents says a penny saved is a penny earned or a penny for your thoughts.Well, actually 2.41 cents. That's what it costs to produce one of the coins, but support for getting rid of it is at an all-time low.
A new survey finds that just 29% favor a proposal to stop making pennies and 50-percent are against it. Just 21-percent are undecided, but what do you think? Go to our wfls news facebook page to weigh in.